Why this interrest in high velocities? Very many seem to have high V/o as their primary goal.
Try a heavy and slow bullet instead and you will get instant kills and less bullet failures.
Regards M�ns

Hi Manz,
What do you consider slow, and whats your idea of fast in a big bore? 95% of the big bores range between 2000, and 2500 feet per second. With the right bullet, they all kill at their velocities, and with the wrong bullet, they'll fail just as quick. Then ofcourse theres shot placement, and if thats
not good, you'll never get an instant kill, regardless of how heavy and slow your bullet is.
Trigger

Monz,

I think the interest in high velocity is from shooters who want to have the biggest, fastest or best.

If America went metric, new shooters would not care about 3,000 fps muzzle velocity (where is the magic in 886 m/sec?). Or maybe they would chase 1,000 m/sec!

Long range target shooting can use high "V naught" to keep the bullet supersonic over the trajectory to the target. Even if you shoot a .30-.378 Weatherby you still have to properly estimae range to be an effective hunter.

jim dodd

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hunt, you are too busy."

Although I'm not a proponent of high velocity, I don't see anything wrong with someone wanting the flatest shooting rifle they can get if they intend to shoot at long range..Thats a personal decision...

I like a 200 gr. bullet at 2900 to 3000 FPS for my long range shooting. In my case thats a 300 H&H and a 210 Nosler in a 338 Win. at 3003 FPS and I consider them viable long range choices and about all I'm capable of using...

I have little use for the 30-378 and its ilk but they certainly should be effective in the right hands with proper bullets, I suspect.

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Ray Atkinson

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